Peanut stacking rack



Feb. 24, 1953 L, Y BARNES 2,629,497

PEANUT STACKING RACK Filed Jan. 10, 1950 Patented Feb. 24, 1953 r UNITEDSTATES PATENT OFFICE PEANUT STACKING RACK Lawrence Y. Barnes, J arratt,Va.

Application January 10, 1950, Serial No. 137,818

4 Claims.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements and structuralrefinements in racks for stacking peanut crops and the like, and theprincipal object of the invention is to provide a rack of the characterherein described which is simple yet durable in construction, which willfacilitate shocking of the crop with ease and convenience and which willsupport the stacked crop in spaced relation to the ground so as toassure proper and efficient drying throughout the stack.

Some of the features of the invention reside in its discerptible orcollapsible nature which enables it to be dismantled and folded when notin use, so as to facilitate convenient transportation or storage.

Another advantage of the invention resides in its adaptability toeconomical manufacture.

With the above more important objects and features in view and suchother objects and features as may become apparent as this specificationproceeds, the invention consists essentially in the arrangement andconstruction of parts as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, inwhich:

Figure l is a perspective view of the invention in its erected position;

Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view taken substantially in the plane ofthe line 22 in Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a view of the base per se, on an enlarged scale and taken inthe direction of the arrow 3 in Figure 1;

Figure 4 is a view similar to that shown in Figure 3 but taken in thedirection of the arrow 4 inFigure 1; and

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the base in its folded or collapsedposition.

Like characters of reference are employed to designate like parts in thespecification and throughout the several views.

Referring now to the accompanying drawings in detail, the inventionconsists of a stacking rack designated generally by the referencecharacter 10, the same embodying in its construction a collapsible basel2 consisting of a set of inclined bars l4, I6, H) which are pivotallyconnected together by suitable screws, pins or rivet 20, 22 and 24.

It is to be noted that the bars I 4, l6, ill have flat side surfaces inabutment with one another and that the pivot elements 20, 22, 24 extendthrough intermediate portions of the bars so that the latter may bedisposed in a mutually crossed relation, as is best illustrated inFigures 1 and 2.

The bars l4, [6, I8 are provided with complemental grooves which define,at their point of crossing, a vertical bore 26 to accommodate aremovable, upright pole 28 having pointed upper and lower ends 30, 32respectively.

The pole 28 serves to retain the entire base [2 in its erected positionand when the invention is placed in use, the pointed lower end portionof the pole is inserted in a hole in the ground and the crop is stackedon the pole above the base I2, the latter functioning to maintain thecrop in spaced relation to the ground and thus facilitate even andefficient drying. The pointed upper end 30 of the pole facilitatestacking of the crop thereon, as will be clearly apparent.

When it is desired to store or transport the invention from one locationto another, the pole 28 is simply withdrawn from the bore 26 and, uponremoving any one of the pivot elements 20, 22, or 24, the base 12 may becollapsed or folded so that the bars [4, l6, [8 are juxtaposed, as isillustrated in Figure 5.

It is believed that the advantage and use of the invention will beclearly apparent from the foregoing disclosure, and accordingly, furtherdescription thereof at this point is deemed unnecessary.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. In a stacking rack, the combination of a base comprising a set ofinclined bars disposed in mutually crossed relation and attached to eachother intermediate the ends thereof, said bars being provided withcomplemental grooves defining a vertical bore in said base at the pointsof crossing of the bars, and a removable pole positioned in said boreand having a pointed lower end for insertion in the ground.

2. The device as defined in claim 1 together with pivot elementsconnecting all of said bars together, said pivots comprising means forfolding said bars into uncrossed relationship.

3. In a stacking rack, the combination of a collapsible base comprisinga set of inclined bars disposed in mutually crossed relation and eachhaving a fiat side surface in abutment with a flat side surface of anadjacent bar, pivot elements extending through intermediate portions ofsaid bars and connecting the same together, said bars being providedwith complemental grooves defining a vertical bore in said base at thepoints of crossing of the bars, and a removable pole positioned in saidbore and maintaining said base in an erected position.

4. In a stacking rack, the combination of a base comprising a set ofinclined bar disposed in mutually crossed relation and attached to each3 4 other intermediate the ends thereof, said bars REFERENCES CITEDbeing provided with complemental grooves The following references are ofrecord in the fining a vertical bore in said base at the points file ofthis patent; of crossing of the bars, and a removable pole positioned insaid bore and having a pointed lower 5 UNITED STATES PATENTS end forinsertion in the ground, said bars hav- Number Name Date ing a,substantially rectangular cross-section de- 245,901 Whitbeck Aug. 16,1881 fining a plurality of flat side surfaces, said com- 610,637 PowellSept. 13, 1898 plemental grooves being provided in said sur- FOREIGNPATENTS faces. 0 Number Country Date LAWRENCE Y, BARNES, 169,599Switzerland Aug. 16, 1934

